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5 Schools, Planning Staff has had a request to review the term “preparatory.” Is there a better term? Staff is working on this, but 216 elementary, middle and secondary are being combined into this centralized category. 217 218 Paul Guthrie asked how Planning Staff is defining preparatory. 219 220 Michael Harvey referenced and read aloud Attachment 3. 221 222 David Blankfard asked if preparatory schools included boarding schools. 223 224 Michael Harvey responded that boarding schools would also fall into this category, as long as the school is providing 225 education-based on a curriculum designed to satisfy the state of North Carolina’s Department of Education requirements. 226 227 Tony Blake asked if The Grange or a 4-H club or something similar would fit into the previously discussed category, Non Profit 228 Educational Cooperative. 229 230 Michael Harvey said no. Those types of clubs would be categorized as a lodge, club or social, fraternal, or other organization, 231 or even a camp. 232 233 Tony Blake noted that the primary goal of those clubs is education. 234 235 Paul Guthrie asked about how a home-based individual or organization that does counseling and training for kids in the 236 summer would be categorized. 237 238 Michael Harvey said that from his standpoint, this person would likely need a Home Occupation Permit. 239 240 Paul Guthrie followed-up by asking that if someone was engaging in online classes but also had a tutor or educator come to 241 her or his home, would these activities fall under a Home Occupation Permit? He also expressed some concern about the 242 grouping of all educational activities together without considering licensing requirements and other such qualifications that 243 someone might need, inclusive of graduate students who provide home-based tutoring. 244 245 Michael Harvey replied that he thought it was best that he and Paul meet together to discuss the category of Schools: 246 Preparatory in greater detail. He also provided clarification that tutoring services are covered in other land use categories, like 247 Schools: Technical, Trade, and Skill Training. There is another category detailing services that includes tutoring as well. 248 Michael concluded that he would put together an email on where tutoring is captured in Table of Permitted Uses and would 249 review the information with Paul and present it to the group to ensure the matter is addressed to the Board’s satisfaction. 250 251 Tony Blake asked if there was a new school being built off of Mount Carmel Church Road. 252 253 Michael Harvey explained this new building houses a daycare and that it is located within Chapel Hill’s jurisdiction. He 254 continued his presentation, noting that another big change Planning Staff is recommending is in regards to how schools are 255 permitted. Currently, schools are permitted with a Class A Special Use Permit, yet universities, colleges and institutes are 256 permitted by right in residential districts. Planning Staff does not understand the distinction. 257 258 Tony Blake noted that the distinction may have been made for government institutions. 259 260 Michael Harvey said that James Bryan, County Attorney, and Planning agree that since they are all educational institutions, 261 there is inherently no difference. The Emerson Waldorf School, as an example, has a Class A Special Use Permit. Using this 262 logic, there is no reason not to compel a university, college or institute to get a Special Use Permit and Planning Staff has 263 some standards they have compiled to do so. A concern that has come is about Duke Forest. Planning Staff believes that 264 Duke Forest is considered a research facility and institute. Staff has included new language in the Table of Permitted Uses 265 and revised Article 5 to give Duke University’s Duke Forest legitimacy as an institute under this construct. Duke Forest is a 266 teaching area, a research area and an open space preservation area. Planning Staff wants to encourage and promote that. 267 Mr. Harvey continued his presentation, moving on to Construction in the Table of Permitted Uses. He said that Staff went to a 268 level of detail here to address concerns, but upon review, the County Attorney is now suggesting that instead of having the 269